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A level Computer Science

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Decks in this class (16)

1.1 The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices
Why was assembly language develop...,
What are mnemonics 2,
Benefits of mnemonics 3
81  cards
1.2.1 - 1.2.2 Systems software + Applications generation
What are the main purposes of an ...,
Name 4 common operating systems 2,
What is the kernel 3
120  cards
1.2.3 Software development
What are the key stages of a soft...,
What happens during the analysis ...,
What data will be captured during...
61  cards
1.2.4 Types of programming language
What is procedural programming 1,
What is object oriented programmi...,
What is assembly language 3
27  cards
1.3.1 Compression, Encryption and Hashing
Why do we use compression 1,
What is lossy compression 2,
On what sort of data can we use l...
52  cards
1.3.2 Databases
What is an entity 1,
What is a flat file database 2,
What is a database 3
63  cards
1.3.3 Networks
Are the internet and the world wi...,
What is a url 2,
What does a url specify 3
106  cards
1.4.1 Data types
What is static typing 1,
What is dynamic typing 2,
Name 4 different data types 3
42  cards
1.4.3 Boolean Algebra
What are adders useful for 1,
How many inputs does a half adder...,
How many outputs does a half adde...
20  cards
1.5 Legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues
0  cards
2.1 Elements of computational thinking
What is abstraction 1,
What details remain when somethin...,
What does abstraction allow us to...
26  cards
2.2 Problem solving and programming
What is a software development li...,
What does every software developm...,
What are the 5 stages of a sdlc 3
70  cards
2.3 Algorithms
When is a linear search used 1,
What does a linear search do 2,
What is a benefit of a linear sea...
20  cards
Paper 2
0  cards
1.2.1 Systems Software
What is application software 1,
What is utility software 2,
What is system software 3
4  cards
Hard Stuff
0  cards

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